Swarthmore College

Chronology of Coverage

May. 3, 2015

Board of Swarthmore College announces it will not drop fossil fuel investments from its $1.9 billion endowment, despite demands of student protestors; school is considered to have sparked environmentally-focused divestment movement that has spread to other colleges. MORE

Nov. 23, 2014

Frank Bruni Op-Ed column criticizes colleges and universities like Swarthmore that have made applying easier in order to reduce their acceptance rates; contends this and other tactics depersonalize the college application process and make it harder for students to navigate it with real success. MORE

May. 17, 2014

James B Stewart Common Sense column; student-led environmental movement aimed at separating college endowment funds from their connections to fossil fuel investments, particularly coal, may have started at Swarthmore College, but college's board members and administrators have firmly rebuffed proposals and have yet to sign on to cause. MORE

Dec. 29, 2013

Swarthmore’s chapter Jewish student group Hillel rebels against broader organization, saying it will not abide by its parent group’s guidelines prohibiting collaboration with speakers or groups deemed unsupportive of Israel. MORE

Aug. 29, 2013

Swarthmore College junior Mia Ferguson, who has accused the college of being too lax in its pursuit of allegations of sexual misconduct, is denied a job as a dormitory resident adviser because she refused to tell authorities the name of a victim of an alleged rape; Ferguson claims the college is mistreating her and getting back at her for her two much-publicized complaints. MORE

Apr. 19, 2013

Swarthmore and Occidental Colleges join list of elite institutions accused by students of mistreating victims of sexual assault and harassment, and activists say they are preparing similar accusations against other well-known colleges. MORE

There are no additional abstracts to display.

Swarthmore College Navigator

A list of resources about Swarthmore College as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.

{"type":"article","show_header_text":false,"header":"ARTICLES ABOUT SWARTHMORE COLLEGE","query":"(org=\"SWARTHMORE COLLEGE\") and tom!=\"Caption\" and tom!=\"Correction\" and tom!=\"List\" and tom!=\"Paid Death Notice\" and dsk!=\"Society\"","search_query":"(organizations:\"SWARTHMORE COLLEGE\") AND -type_of_material:\"Caption\" AND -type_of_material:\"Correction\" AND -type_of_material:\"List\" AND -type_of_material:\"Paid Death Notice\" AND -news_desk:\"Society\"","num_search_articles":"15","show_summary":true,"show_byline":true,"show_pub_date":true,"hide_thumbnails":false,"show_kicker":false,"show_title":false,"show_related_topics":true,"show_rad_links":true,"show_subtopics":true,"exclude_topics":"SWARTHMORE COLLEGE","more_on_header":"MORE ON SWARTHMORE COLLEGE AND:","alternate_index_subidx":"","show_thumbnails":true}